WLAN Phy design engineer - Sr Staff/manager

Bangalore, Karnataka, India March 7, 2026 Eightfold Ai
Looking for a candidate with 12 to 20 years of hands-on experience in micro-architecting and developing complex IPs. Expertise in digital design, VLSI concepts, and experience in creating power/area-efficient IPs across multiple clock domains are essential. Proficiency in RTL coding and familiarity with RTL QA flows such as PLDRC, CDC, and CLP (optional) is expected. Candidates should be capable of proposing design alternatives to meet area/power/performance specifications and presenting these options for review. Experience in leading, guiding, or managing junior team members is advantageous. Repeated success in taking IP designs from requirements to silicon is required. While not mandatory, having developed IPs for wireless technologies (WLAN, LTE, NR, BT, UWB, etc.) or past HLS experience would be beneficial. Must have: Proficient in Verilog RTL coding, uArch, CDC check, PLDRC, Timing constraints, Python/Perl. Experience in design/debugging complex data-path/control-path IPs. Good communication, analytical & leadership skills. Good to have: System Verilog, Visio, Knowledge of signal processing concepts/algorithms and Wi-Fi standards (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), experience with Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
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